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Transformative UK aid projects will protect the agricultural sector and small-scale farmers across the continent
First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government
New UK aid programmes to help millions more young people to plan their families, stay in education and get better jobs
New UK aid programmes will help strengthen criminal justice systems, utilise British asset recovery experts and create new centres of British expertise in major financial hubs
Dr Tamsyn Barton selected as the preferred candidate to succeed Dr Alison Evans at the Independent Commission for Aid Impact.
Two African companies prepare to list on the London Stock Exchange and a new UK-Africa FinTech Partnership is launched
Initiatives in South Africa, Kenya and Nigeria will include teams to boost innovation in technology, an accelerator programme and entrepreneurship schemes
100,000 new jobs will be created with support from UK aid
UK aid will help over 11 million people living off the grid access clean energy
The UK aims to generate up to £8 billion of vital public and private investment in Africa to create jobs and boost growth over the next four years.
Minister Harriett Baldwin announced a new programme to create jobs for Ghanaians, stimulate private sector investment and drive Ghana’s economic transformation.
British aid experts are working with the Met office, to help prevent major outbreaks of cholera and save lives in war-torn Yemen.
Theresa May to visit South Africa, Nigeria and Kenya for the first time with senior ministers and a wide-ranging trade delegation.
One year on from the devastating man-made crisis which saw the mass exodus of 700,000 people from Burma to Bangladesh the UK is calling on the international community to provide long-term support
The International Development Secretary makes a commitment to protect Britain’s world class aid organisations in the unlikely event that we reach March 2019 without agreeing a deal with the EU.
International Development Secretary Penny Mordaunt has praised the heroic work of British aid workers on World Humanitarian Day (Sunday 19 August).
The UK government will help protect and assist civilians in North West Syria
The UK is working closely with the Government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), the World Health Organisation (WHO) and other partners to tackle the latest outbreak of Ebola in the country.
New UK aid will provide sexual and reproductive health services for more than 300,000 Malawians and avoid an estimated 6,000 preventable maternal deaths.
International Development Secretary Penny Mordaunt announces new UK support to improve education, family planning and legal systems on visit to country.
Harriett Baldwin emphasises UK's commitment to helping Sudan become more stable and prosperous.
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